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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1931
Page
10
Postmaster D K York announced approval to expand RFD service from High Point by 42 miles, adding 500 families and saving 400 dollars annually. Four routes reorganized to improve coverage and speed, with new schedules and required mailbox specs for households along the revised routes.
Evangelist W Barton Quarles of Winston-Salem to lead a two to three week revival at the Church of Christ on North Hamilton Street beginning Sunday July 12. Quarles is noted for campaigns in 20 states and holds strong education credentials. Ramon H Askew will direct the music.
H Oakes, serving four months on county roads for election law violation, reportedly attended a ball game in Greensboro with permission from county officials. Capt Greeson and Mrs Hicks confirmed only one prior instance, while Johnson claimed he escorted Oakes to the game. Oakes appealed to the state supreme court, but the appeal was not perfected.
On the first evening of week three at Camp Uwharrie 96 scouts are officially registered and nicknamed by old campers. Tonight R E Betts of High Point returns for a 45 minute program after Billie Petrea’s 25 minute set. Tomorrow features a Capture the Flag game and a boxing program to close the week.
Italian newspapers renew anti Vatican drive with Lavoro Fascista leading a charge that Catholic Action plotted a counter revolution against the Fascist state. Popolo D Italia editorial supports the government as church state relations reach a difficult negotiating point.
J. W. Bodenhamer a 48 year old white man from the High Point hotel was convicted of larceny in municipal court and sentenced to four months on the county roads by Judge Lewis B Teague for stealing about a dozen pairs of stockings from Thomas Mills Inc where he worked. Other cases in the morning included drunken and disorderly acts various fines and suspensions for not driving after intoxication and prohibitions violations.
Jesse Brown a negro of 510 West street was struck over the head with a beer bottle by Henry Ford cook for the Deluxe cafe East Washington street during an argument over a girl. He suffered cuts under and over one eye and was taken in Se chr est ambulance to High Point hospital where he was treated and discharged.
A terse dialogue notes a patient told he has only days to live, and a retort blames cash payment terms with a critique of medical costs. The line exposes tensions over affordability and access in health care.
An informal High Point protest challenges the new 4:17 am departure, replacing 6:54 am for train 136. F L Jenkins and F J Sizemore criticize reduced service to eastern Carolina and Virginia, urging restoration of the prior early morning schedule.
Henry White, 67, of Randolph County, died at High Point hospital from internal injuries after a house collapsed while being moved in Randleman. He leaves a wife, three sons Rex White Whiteville Taylor White Carthage Odie White Randlieman and four daughters Mattie Farrington Hazel Anthony Liza Caudle Mamie Hyatt. Walter Hill, 18, injured, dislocated shoulder and bruises. Funeral arrangements set at Mount Lebanon church.
Henry A Foscue was elected president of the American Business club for six months at the Elwood Hotel during the semi annual officers election. Other officers include Charles W McAnally first vice president Jake Rountree second vice president William A Tomlinson treasurer Arthur E Fidler sergeant at arms and board members O Arthur Kirkman Jr Sam H Denny James B Lovelace and J Brooks Reitzel.
A playful exchange has a wife asking where they are headed while noting her attire and the husband answering they are going swimming.
Mr and Mrs J B Dick of 500 West Broad street lose their infant son Carlton at a local hospital this morning at 4. Services were held this afternoon at 4 at Green Hill Cemetery Greensboro with Rev W C Lyerly of the First Reformed Church conducting. Surviving are the parents and grandparents G L Dick Greensboro and Eva Moore Greensboro.
In Savannah Georgia Dr John E White pastor of First Baptist Church and former president of Anderson College Anderson South Carolina was rushed to a hospital after a second stroke following an earlier attack in his study yesterday He is president of the Georgia Baptist convention and the brother of Prof R B White of Wake Forest College law school.
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